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Buddhist Ayurvedic Medicine Distance Learning Program Clinical Ayurvedic Therapist (CAT)

23May/23

Sangha

May 23, 2023Ayurveda Glossary Level 1 CATLosang Jinpa, D.Ayur, PhD

Sangha (Skt) – gen dun (Tib); dge ‘dun (Wyl) Spiritual community; the third of the Three Jewels of Refuge. In Tibetan gen dun literally means intending (dun) to virtue (ge). Absolute SanghaRead More…

09Sep/20

Buddhist Ayurveda Glossary

September 9, 2020Ayurveda Glossary Level 1 CAT, Buddhism, Buddhist Ayurvedic Sanskrit Terms, Buddhist Glossary, Buddhist Sanskrit Terms, Glossaries, Sanskrit TermsBuddhist Ayurveda Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Buddhist TermsLosang Jinpa, D.Ayur, PhD

Āyurvedic Glossary A abaran concealment energy of the causal or essential body abhyañga massage-like therapies agni digestive enzymes ahimsa non-violence ajapa the Gāyatrī mantra that brings salvation ajīrna indigestion ājñā chakra thirdRead More…

09Sep/20

Nasya

September 9, 2020Ayurveda Glossary Level 1 CATAyurvedic Therapies, Ghee, Herbal Ghee, Herbal Oils, Nasya, Nose, Pranayama Breathing, Super Nasya Oil, Udana VayuLosang Jinpa, D.Ayur, PhD

Nasya is the nasal administration of herbal oils, ghee, or fine powders. If you were to receive nasya in a panchakarma treatment at an Ayurvedic clinic, you would lie face up onRead More…

09Sep/20

Gunas

September 9, 2020Ayurveda Glossary Level 1 CATGunas, Rajas, Sattva, TamasLosang Jinpa, D.Ayur, PhD

GUNAS. Three qualities influencing all creation: sattva, rajas, and tamas. Sattvic qualities imply essence, reality, consciousness, purity, and clarity of perception. All movement and activity are due to rajas. Tamas brings darkness,Read More…

03May/16

Amitabha

May 3, 2016Amitabha, Ayurveda Glossary Level 1 CAT, Buddhas, Buddhism, Buddhist Ayurvedic Sanskrit Terms, Buddhist Glossary, Buddhist Sanskrit Terms, Distance Learning Clinical Ayurvedic TherapistLosang Jinpa, D.Ayur, PhD

Amita (Buddha) Amitabha’s body is the color of gold, The splendor of his hallmarks has no peer. The light of his brow shines round a hundred worlds, Wide as the sea areRead More…

03May/16

Buddhism

May 3, 2016Ayurveda Glossary Level 1 CAT, Buddhism, Buddhist Glossary, Distance Learning Clinical Ayurvedic TherapistLosang Jinpa, D.Ayur, PhD

Buddhism/Buddhadharma The Buddhadharma is subtle, wonderful, and difficult to measure. No words or speech are able to reach it. It is not combined, nor is it uncombined. In substance and nature itRead More…

03May/16

Bodhisattva

May 3, 2016Ayurveda Glossary Level 1 CAT, Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddhism, Buddhist Glossary, Buddhist Sanskrit Terms, Distance Learning Clinical Ayurvedic Therapist, Sanskrit TermsLosang Jinpa, D.Ayur, PhD

“Bodhisattva (bodhi = enlightenment + sattva = being) is a Sanskrit word which can be interpreted in two ways: 1) Enlightener of Sentient Beings. The Bodhisattva takes the enlightenment that he hasRead More…

02May/16

water

May 2, 2016Ayurveda Glossary Level 1 CAT, Five Elements, Kapha (Water and Earth), ojas-immunityLosang Jinpa, D.Ayur, PhD

WATER: (sound + touch + sight +) taste; as in eating food, we need saliva to dissolve and perceive the food itself. Gunas: Heavy (because always responds to gravity by going fromRead More…

02May/16

fire

May 2, 2016agni, Ayurveda Glossary Level 1 CAT, Pitta (Fire and Water)Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, PhD

FIRE: (sound + touch =) sight. We hear the crackle, feel the heat and then the fire lights up so we have vision. Gunas: hot, sharp, penetrating, light, always goes up andRead More…

02May/16

weight loss

May 2, 2016Kapha (Water and Earth), weight lossLosang Jinpa, D.Ayur, PhD

This is a list of dietary tips that are essential for healthy weight loss and optimal wellness. Everyone who implements these changes notes significant improvements in how they feel physically, mentally andRead More…